Bill > SJR29

This resolution, a concurrent resolution meaning both houses of the Alabama Legislature agree, urges the President of the United States to address the serious issue of sextortion, which is when offenders coerce minors into creating and sending sexually explicit material and then threaten to release it unless the victim provides more. The resolution highlights the alarming statistics, including over 13,000 reports of online financial sextortion of minors to the FBI and Homeland Security between October 2021 and March 2023, which tragically led to at least 20 suicides, and acknowledges that while Alabama has taken steps to combat this crisis, federal attention is crucial. Therefore, the Alabama Legislature strongly encourages the President to designate sextortion as the top domestic issue facing American families in an upcoming State of the Union address, emphasizing the need for high-level leadership to tackle this burgeoning national crisis and protect vulnerable children from online sexual exploitation.

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